CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, head (no contrast)

Facility: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

Billing Code: 70450 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$189

about 1.8× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $131–$217

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$194

About the fair price

about $5 over the fair price · 1.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $189 This hospital $194 Cash price $445 Hospital's list price $2,085

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

Highest price of the 9 NJ hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $118 Priciest $194

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NJ hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a CT scan, head (no contrast) is about $189 (about 1.8× the $107 Medicare rate). Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital charges insurers about $194, or about $445 in cash — about the fair price. Located in New Brunswick, NJ.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$126 - $283	118%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$108 - $1,735	101%
Aetnamajor	$123 - $310	115%
Cignamajor	$276 - $281	258%
Humanamajor	$123	115%
AmeriHealth	$309	289%
Clover Health	$123	115%
Fidelis Care	$123 - $334	115%
WellCare	$246	230%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$259 - $792

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 445), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 70450.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 70450.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.